AMT 57 Chevy Pepper Shaker - Newest reissue

[RichCostello]

2 hours ago, Deuces said:

Found this on the hamb...... ???

I'm just bummed that there are no other pictures of it....☹️

I know.... It's a '55.... ?

I didn't know that 454s were around back then.

[Deuces]

Weird ain't it?????...... ?

[Mark]

Lettering on that '55 has "Photoshop" written all over it...

[Jantrix]

3 hours ago, Mark said:

Lettering on that '55 has "Photoshop" written all over it...

Agreed. 454 came around in 1970. Pretty well done though, I'll admit.

[Casey]

[Dave Darby]

On 10/13/2018 at 10:24 PM, '70 Grande said:

A qwik question about engine parts in the reissued '57 "Pepper  Shaker" Chevy kit;

There's an unusual blower set-up for the 409 engine in this kit. That blower set-up sits low on the intake manifold, and has 4 carbs that attach to the blower, two on each side sticking out horizontally.  Can anyone educate me as to what this represents from the 1:1 world?  

Looks like it could be a Penco supercharger with a Mickey Thompson carb adaptor.

Edited October 23, 2019 by Dave Darby

[Bob Ellis]

Not a Latham blower setup?

 

[Dave Darby]

1 hour ago, Bob Ellis said:

Not a Latham blower setup?

 

Far from it. Only AMT kits I know of with Latham blowers are the 25 T and the 65 Riviera. Not saying there arent others, but they all look about the aame.

[DukeE]

Latham's look like a loaf of bread, , Penco/SCOT etc are far shorter and taller. Latham's usually have intake/carbs on sides, Penco/SCOT have intake on top, 57 had the odd manifold to the top with plenum runners. Most ran with carbs on top. McCulloch's usually pressurize carb, so fuel/carb is on positive pressure side. They look like a ribbed donut/snail, can be large. 

Latham https://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=20906 

SCOT

Penco same ad as Dave's

Paxton-McCulloch usual mount (OEM for Ford F-engines, Studebaker R3)

McCulloch side? mount

Same, view of drive belt going thru small gearbox to impeller drive. I think. Not completely sure about these. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/mcculloch-supercharger.1075117/ Have seen great '40 Ford pickup with one, heard it run. 

Factory brochure

Edited November 5, 2019 by DukeE
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